Yesterday we told you UK assistant Bradley Dale Peveto received an offer from Les Miles and LSU to coach the Tigers’ special teams. Last night, while we were watching the Cayts, Dale Peveto confirmed he accepted the offer at the school where he was a member of the 2008 BCS National Championship staff.

He told Nola.com, “It’s good to be home, a real honor and a privilege. I’m very excited to get started. I think the world of Coach Miles and the world of LSU. He’s a great coach and I enjoyed working for him before. He’s pretty special.”

Time for Mark Stoops to find his replacement on the UK sideline. My vote goes to Drew Barker. Why, you ask? Because, why not?

15 responses to “Dale Peveto is officially gone”

“If Mark Stoops says…” blah, blah, blah. For someone so gung ho about working for Stoops and being here, sure didn’t take him long to jump ship. Highly disappointed, but then again, I wasn’t too impressed with our special teams play this year. Maybe we bring back Steve Ortmayer. I sure know that we haven’t had the special teams play any better since he was let go by Joker. Whomever it is, they need to be someone who wants to be here, and believe that we can be as good as LSU. We can’t be a stepping stone coaching job anymore. I believe in Stoops and what he is doing here, so should the next coach in.

I agree, the special teams this season did not seem to be very well coached…..a break down in almost every game. I was disappointed in Stoops when he announced “the entire staff” would return. Peveto needed to go……. maybe Stoops helped him decide. In any case we don’t need anyone that goofy.

This is a chance to really help our team for the next two years
If Stoops makes a good hire that will whip those units into
shape that would be so huge? With these athletes we’re
We should be able to start blocking kicks and returning
other kicks and punts for TD’s like in the Abney days!
Special teams and practice is best way for new, young,
and walk-on guys to set themselves apart. If we could get
a game changer or two on special teams that alone puts
us in games that have traditionally been beat downs.
I’d be ecstatic to see solid special teams and a very scrappy
opportunistic defense that knows how to create turnovers
and momentum shifts! GO STOOPS AND GO CATS!!

Special Teams is an integral part of any good teams program. I’ll guarantee you the top programs place a very high emphasis on that part of their game plan. We need someone who can ‘bring it’ and experience when it comes to a replacement.

Wait, some of you actually think Peveto was a bad coach? The guy that Les Miles just sought out and hired to coach special teams on perennial SEC West contender LSU?

What is it you people drink to cause brain damage?

I would rather have sought-after coaches every year than have a staff no one else wants. If anything, the Peveto defection proves CMS had the right idea when putting together his first staff. There is no doubt the new candidate will be carefully selected and a quality coach/recruiter.